(Portland, OR) -- The Timbers will play the Dynamo tonight in Houston in the opening game of the MLS Western Conference semifinals. The Timbers won the west with a 15-11-and-8 record and 53 points. Houston advanced with a knockout round 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City. During the regular season the Timbers beat the Dynamo 4-2 at home and played to a 2-2 draw in Houston.